Lufthansa first to order 747-8I with 20 firm, 20 options; also orders seven A340-600s

Lufthansa's board yesterday approved orders for 20 747-8 Intercontinentals--the first of the variant to be sold by Boeing--plus 20 options and seven A340-600s, a total investment in long-haul planes valued at nearly $7 billion. The 747-8Is will be delivered from 2010 to 2013 while the A340-600s will...

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